===========================HOW TO WIN THE CONTEST===========================

This contest is very simple - the video with the most views and bestquality wins. So how do you make a video that wins? The ideal would be tocreate something that goes viral - ie a video that is so engaging andcompelling that people voluntarily pass it around and tell their friendsabout it.

So how do you do that?

Obviously there are a whole host of ways to achieve that, but to getsomething that is truly viral you will need to do something that REALLYstands out. Here are some suggestions (in no particular order):

1. Make a video that is truly informative and instructional. Don't justcreate an advertisement, really give people some value that will help themin their business.

2. Make it funny or zany. This takes careful thought, and can easily missthe mark if you just do another 'stupid person trying to kill themselves'video. But create some clever sitcom, witty dialogue, or zany action andyou could do it. You are trying to achieve the "you have got to see thisvideo, it is SO funny" effect.

==========================WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?==========================

Making something viral is very difficult. So what else can you do to makea compelling and valuable video?

People love peeping into other people's lives - the Big Brother effect.Video blogs are surprisingly popular. So how about showing a bit of whatyour life is like - what it means to be an internet marketer, how your lifeis better since you embarked on that career. What day to day life is like -what do you actually DO as a marketer? What toys, freedom, or otherbenefits it has provided you and your family.

And of course weave in how the UAW has been instrumental in all that,

Seek to push people's hot buttons, the "gosh, I want that - is it reallythat easy? Wow I have to get on board with this" effect.

A good video like this can drive you affiliate commissions as well aswining the contest.

A good video won't just happen. Don't just turn on your web cam and starttalking. Don't just turn on Camtasia and start showing off your sites onGoogle.

Plan it out first.

Every good video needs to have these elements:

A hook - "why should I watch / continue to watch this video?"

This is usually done by setting up some emotional hook - curiosity (what'shappening, what happens next), fear (OMG that could happen to me, how do Iprevent it), greed (I want that, how do I get it), humor (ha ha, that is sofunny, lets see if there is more)

A big hook for most internet marketers would be "why am I working so hardfor so little when that guy over there is working way less and earning waymore?"

Protagonists - A good guy and a bad guy. The good guy would be the Wizard.The bad 'guy' could be the Search Engines, or the amount of time andexpense involved in promoting your site (time that could be better spentelsewhere). These characters need to be established early in the movie.

The Conflict - "how does the battle between the good guy and bad guy playout?"

The Climax - the good guy wins - your site climbs up the rankings and popsinto the number one spot.

The Resolution - you ride off into the sunset and enjoy all the free time,toys, yachts, whatever that you now have. You are now the person that isworking way less and earning way more.

ALL good videos, even 30 second commercials, have all these components inthem. So sit down, do some thinking, plot out a story line, draft a script... and put it all together!